Louisiana Tech vs Middle Tennessee Picks and Prediction – 3/14/2025

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will be in Huntsville Thursday night for a quarterfinal matchup in the Conference USA tournament against Middle Tennessee. Louisiana Tech comes into the tournament with twenty wins and 11 losses this season having won three of the last five overall after an 18 point victory in their last outing. Offensively the Bulldogs average 73.8 points on 46.7% shooting from the floor this season and scored 76 points in their last game. Defensively Louisiana Tech has been solid holding opponents to 16.1 points per game overall but gave up only 58 points last time out. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Daniel Batcho leads the Louisiana Tech offense this season after 16.9 points per game. Amaree Abram averages 12.3 points and Sean Newman Jr. averages 9.9 points to go along with a team leading 7.9 assist. Al Green averages 9.6 points per game this season in 24 minutes of action. Big man Kaden Cooper is averaging 9.4 points and leads the team pulling in 7.6 rebounds per contest.

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders roll into the conference tournament tied for second overall with 21 wins and 10 losses after winning four of the last five games played. Offensively Middle Tennessee is averaging 76.1 points on 45 point 3% from the floor of the season. Defensively the Blue Raiders are allowing 71.4 points per game overall but gave up only 56 points in their victory against FIU.

Jestin Porter leads the Middle Tennessee offense this season averaging 14.8 points per game. Big man Essam Mostafa is second on the roster averaging 14.2 points to go along with the team leading 9.2 rebounds per contest. Camryn Weston averages 11.9 points and leads the team dishing out 3.5 assists. Jlynn Counter is the fourth player on the roster in double digits this season averaging 10.2 points in just over 27 minutes per game.

Middle Tennessee is a better team in this matchup, and it will show on Thursday. Look for the Blue Raiders to do the job on both sides of the ball as their potent offense will be the difference. Take Middle Tennessee to make enough plays down the stretch you get the win and cover Thursday night at Huntsville. Final Score Prediction, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders win and cover 76-63.